Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of securing a Premier League top-four finish suffered another blow as they were thrashed 4-1 by Leicester City on Saturday.
Looking to build on their victory over champions Manchester City last weekend, and chasing a fourth successive win in all competitions, Spurs raced into an early lead at the King Power Stadium through Rodrigo Bentancur’s close-range finish.
The hosts quickly turned the match on its head, however, with Nampalys Mendy hammering an equaliser home in the 23rd minute before James Maddison’s second goal in as many games completed the turnaround two minutes later.
Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho added a third in first-half stoppage time to extend Leicester’s lead, with the timing of that strike seemingly killing off Spurs’ hopes of getting anything from the contest.
The visitors offered very little in attack after the break, with Harvey Barnes adding a fine fourth nine minutes from time, securing Leicester a third successive win in all competitions to move them up to 13th in the standings.
A poor Spurs remain fifth, one point off the top four having played two games more than Newcastle United in fourth, with Eddie Howe’s side in action against Bournemouth later on Saturday.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Conte certainly has options from the bench should he look to make changes to his XI, with Richarlison, Moura and newly signed Danjuma all ready to make an impact. Kulusevski looks the likeliest to make way, with Kane and Son always able to provide a moment of inspiration. Leicester will be extremely happy with their overall performance in the first half and will look to shut up shop in the second, with Ndidi and Amartey potential entrants to help hold the lead.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
A lively first half at the King Power Stadium comes to a close with the hosts ahead by three goals to one, thanks in large part to a crazy two-minute spell. Tottenham started the better of the two sides and found themselves ahead by a goal in under a quarter-hour, with Bentancur tapping a finish past Ward after Kristansen’s unconvincing clearance from a corner. The lead would last just nine minutes however, when Mendy’s unbelievable hit restored parity. Less than 120 seconds later however, the comeback would be complete for Leicester with Iheanacho unselfishly supplying Maddison for the open-goal finish. The striker would later be rewarded for his teamwork, latching onto Souttar’s long pass before dispatching a shot to give the Foxes a bit of insurance with the last kick of the half to make it three.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
HALF-TIME: LEICESTER 3-1 TOTTENHAM.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
IHEANACHO GIVES LEICESTER SOME INSURANCE! 3-1! On the cusp of half-time, the striker makes his mark, adding a goal to his earlier assist with a lovely bit of skill. Souttar hoists a pass over the top of the midfield for Iheanacho, whose close-control dribbling takes him into the penalty area in the face of Dier. Once 18 yards away the Nigeria international stops, puts it onto his left foot and curls a lovely strike around both the defender and goalkeeper!
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